Trimming



Sept. 27, 1955 R. A. GORDON TRIMMING Filed Noy. 9, 1953 ATTORNEY UnitedStates Patent TRIMMING Richard A. Gordon, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application November 9, 1953, Serial N 0. 390,847

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-278) This invention relates to the novel trimmingproduced by the method described in my co-pending application SerialNumber 348,476 filed April 13, 1953, now United States Patent Number2,662,577.

The above-entitled patent describes the method whereby this trimming ismade but does not claim the trimming itself. The trimming of thisinvention is the translucent or partly translucent trimming used fornegligee or similar garments.

The trimming of this invention is superior to those presently inexistence in that the securing member holding the vertical pleats to oneanother is held in place by constriction of the trimming itself withoutthe use of any adhesive. The trimming therefore does not show anyadhesive marks and is therefore superior for use in negligee and similargarments since the points of adhesion of the securing member are notdarker than the balance of the trimming.

The invention will be further described by reference to the accompanyingdrawings which are made a part of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a front view of the fabric of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the fabric of this invention taken alonglines 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the fabric of this invention.

Referring now to the specific embodiment of the invention as shown inthe drawings trimming 12 is formed with a plurality of pleats 13 whichare preferably vertical. The term vertical as used in thisspecification, is defined to mean a direction at an angle to the longestdirection of the trimming.

Securing member 11 is impregnated with an agent adapted to swell thefabric upon which it is disposed and is held by the fabric within recess30 of trimming 12. The impingement of the securing member impregnatedWith swelling agent swells the fabric immediately thereafter thesecuring member is compressed against the fabric so that the subsequentapplication of pressure forms a recess within the fabric and thesimultaneous application of heat contracts the swollen portion of thefabric and thereby holds the securing member 11 in place. The details ofthe process involved are set forth in my Patent #2,662,577.

The trimming of this invention is formed of a thermoplastic fabric suchas nylon, rayon, or the like. The securing member is preferably a cottonthread. The fabric of which the trimming is made is preferably netted soas to make it more attractive to the eye. The swelling agent used ispreferably 4% phenol in water but any other agent adapted to swell athermoplastic fabric may also be used.

The foregoing specific embodiments of the invention as set forth in theforegoing specification are for illustrative purposes and for purposesof example only. Various changes and modifications may obviously be madewithin the spirit and scope of this invention and would occur to thoseskilled in this art.

I claim:

1. A trimming comprising a fabric formed with a plurality of plaits,said fabric being also formed with a longitudinal recess spaced from theupper transverse extremity thereof, and a securing member secured to thefabric by prior constriction of the side portions of said recess, saidsecuring member binding the edge portions of said plaits to one another.

2. A trimming comprising a fabric formed with a plurality of verticalplaits, said fabric being also formed with a longitudinal recess spacedfrom the upper transverse extremity thereof, and a securing membersecured to the fabric by prior constriction of the side portions of saidrecess, said securing member binding the edge portions of said plaits toone another.

3. A trimming formed of a swellable fabric with a plurality of verticalplaits provided with a longitudinal recess spaced from the uppertransverse extremity thereof, a securing member binding the edgeportions of said plaits to one another secured within said recess byprior constriction of the side portions thereof, said recess beingformed by impingement of said securing member impregnated with an agentadapted to swell said fabric thereon and thereafter said recess beingconstricted by application of heat.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS349,297 Boehm Sept. 21, 1886 1,829,904 Lilienfeld Nov. 3, 1931 2,352,747Whitehead July 4, 1944 2,595,549 Sherman May 6, 1952

